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it was around the earlier laws banning the sale of tobacco, sale of cigarettes. again, you would get the brand, or the name of the sponsor mentioned in golf tournaments, tennis tournaments and absolutely nascar races. 2010, the federal government worked to close this loophole, so that cigarette manufacturers could no longer sponsor this. but nascar had already moved away from its partnership with r.j. reynolds. >> but my god, how can we ban tobacco companies on the health grounds, but allow the nra to basically say, hey -- >> you know the answer to that question. because the cigarette lobby does not have anywhere near the power that -- >> not anymore. and i think nascar did fine leaving tobacco behind. and it would do fine if it left the nra behind. >> let's take a quick clip from wayne lapierre from the nra. >> the nra 500 is the latest announcement in the long history of a growing partnership between the nra, speedway motorsports, and the nascar community. nra members and nascar fans love their country and everything that is good and right about america. we sal
it was around the earlier laws banning the sale of tobacco, sale of cigarettes. again, you would get the brand, or the name of the sponsor mentioned in golf tournaments, tennis tournaments and absolutely nascar races. 2010, the federal government worked to close this loophole, so that cigarette manufacturers could no longer sponsor this. but nascar had already moved away from its partnership with r.j. reynolds. >> but my god, how can we ban tobacco companies on the health grounds, but...
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>> one would be to enforce the existing laws. you know, i go to gun shows, and i see lots of undocumented sales that i don't know that those are necessarily the problem. the problem is the people who are making the sales. you have an awful lot of exhibitors at gun shows that i think are violating the federal laws and they're selling more than 15 guns a year, not from their private collections, which means they have to get a federal firearms license. you've got an awful lot of unlicensed dealers out there. >> it does seem to be bordering on the wild west at some of these gun shows. a fascinating conversation. i appreciate you joining me. you come from an almost unique perspective. and i would say that for all those who think i just want to get rid of all guns in america, the story you tell of you you defended yourself and the people in the room is a very good example of where a use of a gun in america is essential to your safety. i have no issue to that. that's exactly what the second amendment is about, but i appreciate you joini
>> one would be to enforce the existing laws. you know, i go to gun shows, and i see lots of undocumented sales that i don't know that those are necessarily the problem. the problem is the people who are making the sales. you have an awful lot of exhibitors at gun shows that i think are violating the federal laws and they're selling more than 15 guns a year, not from their private collections, which means they have to get a federal firearms license. you've got an awful lot of unlicensed...
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also hearing from the federal law enforcement officers association. they call this rolling back of some of the restrictions they have in place now dangerous, ill advises and foolish. what they're talking about is that the passengers will now be allowed in april to bring on certain types of sports equipment and certain types of knives and u.s. officials saying the tsa saying that is bringing that online, in line with what we see happening in other parts of the world, that this will be in line with international regulations. for instance, now, they're going to be allowing pocket knives to be brought on board. like this. and specifically, we're looking at blades that are going to be 2.5 inches in length or shorter. and a half inch in width or shorter. the one thing you cannot bring on when it comes to knives would be something like this. a knife where the blade actually locks and you have a handle on this. according to what tsa is saying, that these new regulations, while it looks like they're rolling some back, they say they're bringing them on line or
also hearing from the federal law enforcement officers association. they call this rolling back of some of the restrictions they have in place now dangerous, ill advises and foolish. what they're talking about is that the passengers will now be allowed in april to bring on certain types of sports equipment and certain types of knives and u.s. officials saying the tsa saying that is bringing that online, in line with what we see happening in other parts of the world, that this will be in line...
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i had no money so i studied law to get above my station. i studied law. five years later, i was made head of the company at columbia. i didn't prepare for it, so to discover that music is my passion, to discover that after one artist after another made it, if you will, and that i had a natural gift, i mean, brought true joy, so i love what i do. i'm blessed in that respect. >> has your ear gotten better, or does it inevitably deteriorate over the years. be honest. >> i like to say we get report cards every wednesday, and the report cards are still real good. so that whether in recent years it was finding hits for leona lewis or working with jennifer hudson or on top of what happened with whitney and alicia keys and other artists, i feel good about it. i wouldn't do it if the report cards were embarrassing. >> i am not suggesting you would. jennifer hudson is an incredible one to me. when i heard her performing, i sat back watching on television and i thought, hard to imagine that almost anybody you have worked with had a better, more powerful voice than t
i had no money so i studied law to get above my station. i studied law. five years later, i was made head of the company at columbia. i didn't prepare for it, so to discover that music is my passion, to discover that after one artist after another made it, if you will, and that i had a natural gift, i mean, brought true joy, so i love what i do. i'm blessed in that respect. >> has your ear gotten better, or does it inevitably deteriorate over the years. be honest. >> i like to say...
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laws were broken there. if you add another one on there, is it going to fix the problem? no. i think we have -- >> how do you know? >> because i think if you're not prosecuting the guys who are committing these crimes, if you're noting have a background for mental health, that's where i look and say when they're dealing with mental health in washington, d.c. right now i'm all in favor of that because there's a huge -- you want to talk about a loophole. it's not the guns on the black market. it's the loophole of the mentally insane people, which by the way, the guy who pulled the trigger on me was declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. i would rather have laws to have an impact at this point in time. >> i agree with what you say there. we agree on a number of things. >> you're coming around. i like this. >> i haven't changed at all. i feel very strongly there are too many guns period, and i would like to see that reduced, but i think this kind of debate is constructive. it worries me when i hear that v
laws were broken there. if you add another one on there, is it going to fix the problem? no. i think we have -- >> how do you know? >> because i think if you're not prosecuting the guys who are committing these crimes, if you're noting have a background for mental health, that's where i look and say when they're dealing with mental health in washington, d.c. right now i'm all in favor of that because there's a huge -- you want to talk about a loophole. it's not the guns on the black...